I am not all that fond of eating broad beans. I think I have eaten them maybe 2 or 3 times in my life and have never particularly liked them. I have, however, grown broad beans and saved their seeds many times.
Why grow Broad Beans (Vicia faba)
I used to grow broad beans as green manure or mulch. As a green manure they are fantastic, they protect the soil, they prevent winter weeds from getting a start, the roots incorporate nitrogen into the soil, the tops add a lot of carbon rich organic matter, and they grow over the cooler months when little else needs the space, they are easy to chop/kill and you can plant seedlings directly into the dead patch. As a mulch they do ok, being high in nitrogen it tends to break down a bit too fast unless you use a very thick layer, but it certainly has its uses in the vegetable garden. The variety I am growing now, I first purchased seeds before my first child was born, he "helped" me to plant and save broad bean seeds a few times.
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